Lose an hour in the morning, and you'll be all day hunting for it.

Meaning: Squandering time at day's start creates cascading delays throughout, making recovery impossible.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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